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Just before boarding a 7 a.m. train from Barcelona to Valencia, The Claudettes‘ songwriter and pianist Johnny Iguana paused long enough to answer a few questions. The band was in the midst of an eight-show run across four countries in 12 days, matching the creative momentum behind their newest effort.

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Aurora, Illinois is about 40 miles west of Chicago but this city on the banks of the Fox River boasts its own rich blues history. From 1937 to 1938, many highly regarded blues artists came to the top floor of the grand Leland Hotel to record tracks for the Bluebird Record Label.

The roster of artists included names like Tampa Red, Washboard Sam, Big Bill Bronzy, ...


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American Blues Scene is proud to premiere “Keep On Drinkin’,” the lead single from Brooklyn-based Grammy-winning musician, poet, and producer Reed Turchi’s upcoming anniversary reissue of Road Ends in Water, due October 9 via Gitcha Records.

Originally recorded as basement sessions, the collecti...


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David Henry Thomas – known to the world as David Clayton-Thomas – passed away on June 24, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The lead singer of Blood, Sweat, & Tears (BS&T) during their heyday in the late sixties died peacefully, according to a press notice. No cause of death has been given as of this writing.

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Danni Nicholls found herself doubting everything.

The British-born Americana singer-songwriter wondered whether she still had what it took. Has she already done her best work? Were the songs good enough? Was she brave enough to push herself creatively?

“[I worried] that I wasn’t good enough, that the songs weren’t good enough, that I could...


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